Electrochemical etching of Ti <sub>2</sub> AlC to Ti <sub>2</sub> CT <sub>x</sub> (MXene) in low-concentration hydrochloric acid solution
W B Sun, Smit A. Shah, Yexiao Chen, Zeyi Tan, Huili Gao, Touseef Habib, Miladin Radović, Micah J. Green
Abstract
In this study, we successfully demonstrate the electrochemical etching of Al from porous Ti <sub>2</sub> AlC electrodes in dilute hydrochloric acid to form a layer of Ti <sub>2</sub> CT <sub>x</sub> MXene on Ti <sub>2</sub> AlC.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrochloric acidElectrochemistryEtching (microfabrication)Materials scienceElectrodePorosityAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Layer (electronics)Inorganic chemistryMetallurgyChemistryComposite materialPhysical chemistryChromatographyMXene and MAX Phase Materials2D Materials and ApplicationsFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices